Meet Our Audiologists
Erica Hansen, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA, completed her Bachelors in Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Arizona and her Doctorate in Audiology from Central Michigan University. She has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, ENT, and hospital. Prior to joining the clinical faculty at the University of Arizona, Dr. Hansen lived and worked in New Zealand as a clinical audiologist and as a trainer for a hearing aid manufacturer. In addition, she taught online and in person for Northern Arizona University. She has an interest in philanthropy which has taken her on humanitarian audiology volunteer trips to Panama, Fiji, and Mexico. In 2014, she was selected as a member of the Jerger's Future Leaders of Audiology (JFLAC) class.
Melanie Moore, Au.D., CCC-A, is an Audiology Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Master of Science in Audiology from the University of Arizona. Her Transitional Doctor of Audiology degree was earned through A.T. Still University – Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Dr. Moore joined UA following 10 years as an audiologist in an ENT setting, nine years in a small private practice setting, and an overlapping four years as the Audiology Consultant for the Newborn Hearing Screening Program for the State of Arizona. In addition, she taught an undergraduate online hearing science course for Northern Arizona University. Dr. Moore is a past president and past Audiology Representative of the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association and continues to be active on various ArSHA committees.
Dr. Moore currently provides instruction and mentoring to first- and second-year graduate students in our on-campus clinic. She has a strong interest in working adults with hearing impairment, hearing aids, and assistive listening devices.
Tom Muller, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA, is originally from Colorado, where received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1988. He then moved to Tucson and received his Master's degree from the University of Arizona in 1990 and ultimately his Doctorate of Audiology in 2002 from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Dr. Muller was, for seven years, Director of the Audiology Department at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers in Tucson. Tom has been with the University of Arizona Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences since 1997, initially as a Clinical Instructor and ultimately as Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education for Audiology. In the clinic, he works primarily adult hearing impaired population, hearing aids and cochlear implants. He is responsible for coursework regarding hearing aids, cochlear implants and hearing conservation. His clinical and research interests include the psychosocial implications of hearing impairment in the elderly and advanced hearing instrument technology.
Dr. Muller manages the Pima County Hearing Aid Bank, a cooperative program of the Sertoma, the Community Outreach Program for the Deaf and the U of A Hearing Clinic through which low-income individuals can obtain hearing aids at a very low cost. He is a commissioner for and past chair of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Audiology, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2010 he won the University of Arizona's College of Science Innovation in Teaching for his work developing a model of clinical provision and supervision to foster independence in 3rd year AuD students. In 2011 he won the Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education, a national award given to one audiologist each year.
Amy Wheeler AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA is a graduate of Utah State University and joins UArizona following 14 years of working as an audiologist in a clinical outpatient ENT setting. Prior to joining the clinical faculty, she supervised AuD students in a clinical setting for 5 years. Dr. Wheeler trains and mentors 1st and 2nd year AuD students and currently programs the Audiology Workshop held each fall.